Bonsai

 Acrylic on Canvas 3.5" x 2.5"

October 2009. Experiment with Golden Open Acrylic paint. This painting was one of those you do while not actually trying to paint something. I had been working with very small stretched canvas' around this time and had just bought some of these new paints. I was planning to use them while painting outside and was hoping they would give me enough working time to do some oil-like effects. I had a very small bonsai tree sitting on my desk and before I really thought about it, I started to paint it. This new paint turned out to be different than the other acrylics I have used. It does give you more time to work. It also dries more transparent and glossy ( with some colors ) than I was accustomed to. Overall, I like the look of it and do plan to use it more often for some types of painting.